He had a hard time holding on to himself.

In those years he had a very hard time making a living for his family.

那些年他要养家,日子很难过.

I know it's a hard time for you.

我知道你心情不好.

This matter really gave him a hard time.

这事可苦了他了.

The hard time moulded his personality.

艰难时代塑造了他的个性.

I know you're having hard time and I'm here to take care of you.

你最近举步为艰所以我来这照顾你.

We had a hard time finding a ferry boat.

我们好不容易找到一只渡船.

We had a hard time scraping up enough money for me to get down here.

我们好不容易才攒够钱,让我来到这里.

Do stepparents usually have a hard time winning the confidence of their stepchildren?

继父母要赢得继子女的信赖是不是通常很困难？

Britain's stiff upper-lip is displayed to best advantage in hard times.

英国的坚定不移在艰难时期优势最为突出.

A high inflation rate imports hard times for consumers.

通货膨胀率高意味着消费者日子难过.

Poverty, high prices, and hard times froze the stony peninsula.

贫困 、 高昂的物价和艰难的岁月使这座荒凉的半岛毫无生气.

Those were hard times.

那些岁月是非常艰难的。

If anyone is to be dismissed when the company falls on hard times, it won't be Jack; he's dug himself in too well.

如果公司碰到困难时刻要裁员的话, 那是裁不到杰克头上来的. 他在公司里的地位是稳固的.

It wasn't easy scratching out a living in those hard times.

在那段艰难的日子里,糊口真不容易.

In writing about our hard times, we are apt to overuse the word " grim ".

在描写我们艰苦的日子的时候, 我们每每过多地使用 “ 严肃 ” 这个字眼.

More than once they had helped us through hard times.

他们不止一次帮助我们度过难关.

There is an old saying that in hard times public opinion turns to the left.

有一句老话说:在艰苦的时候,公众意见就左倾.

Sometimes, when they were very hard up, they sold something.

有时他们穷得实在过不下去了, 只好卖掉些东西.

When I was a kid, we were always hard up.

我小的时候, 家里总是很穷.

Now, by contrast, we're hard up against zero and have run out of monetary ammunition.

现在, 正好相反, 我们因这个零界而吃了太多苦头,而且,货币政策也弹尽粮绝了.